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Reports in Microsoft Defender for Business - Microsoft Defender for Business | Microsoft Learn
Several reports are available in the Microsoft Defender portal (Microsoft Defender portal). These reports enable your security team to view information about detected threats, device status, and more.
This article describes these reports, how you can use them, and how to find them.
The monthly security summary report (currentlyreport, currently in preview)preview, shows:
- Threats detected and prevented by Defender for Business, so you can see how the service is working for you.
- Your current status from Microsoft Secure Score, which gives you an indication of your organization's security posture.
Tip
You can view similar information on the home page of your Microsoft Defender portal (Microsoft Defender portal).
Threat protection report
The device health report provides information about device health and trends. You can useUse this report to determine whether Defender for Business sensors are working correctly on devices and the current status of Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose Reports > Endpoints > Device health.
You can useUse the Devices list to view information about your company's devices. To learn more,For more information, see Manage devices in Defender for Business.
To access this report, in the navigation pane, go to Assets > Devices.
Note
If you didn't configure web protection for your company, choose the Settings button in a report view. Then, under Rules, choose Web content filtering. To learnFor more about web content filtering,information, see Web content filtering.
Firewall report
Note
If your firewall report has no data, it might be because you didn't configure firewall protection yet. In the navigation pane, choose Endpoints > Configuration management > Device configuration. To learn more,For more information, see Firewall in Defender for Business.
Device control report
- Configuration: Filter on standard protection rules or other attack surface reduction rules.
- Add exclusions: Define exclusions, if needed.
To learn more,For more information, see Attack surface reduction (ASR) rules report in the Microsoft Defender portal.
To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose Reports > Endpoints > Attack surface reduction rules. \ No newline at end of file
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ platformId: cc27df32-d53e-0bfd-2af0-d741032d322e # Reports in Microsoft Defender for Business - Microsoft Defender for Business | Microsoft Learn -Several reports are available in the Microsoft Defender portal (https://security.microsoft.com). These reports enable your security team to view information about detected threats, device status, and more.
+Several reports are available in the [Microsoft Defender portal](https://security.microsoft.com). These reports enable your security team to view information about detected threats, device status, and more.
This article describes these reports, how you can use them, and how to find them.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This article describes these reports, how you can use them, and how to find them
[](media/mdb-monthly-security-summary-report.png#lightbox)
-The monthly security summary report (currently in preview) shows:
+The monthly security summary report, currently in preview, shows:
- Threats detected and prevented by Defender for Business, so you can see how the service is working for you.
- Your current status from [Microsoft Secure Score](/en-us/defender-xdr/microsoft-secure-score), which gives you an indication of your organization's security posture.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Reports** > **General
Tip
-You can view similar information on the home page of your Microsoft Defender portal (https://security.microsoft.com).
+You can view similar information on the home page of your [Microsoft Defender portal](https://security.microsoft.com).
## Threat protection report
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Incidents** to view and
[](media/mdb-device-health.png#lightbox)
-The device health report provides information about device health and trends. You can use this report to determine whether Defender for Business sensors are working correctly on devices and the current status of Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
+The device health report provides information about device health and trends. Use this report to determine whether Defender for Business sensors are working correctly on devices and the current status of Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Reports** > **Endpoints** > **Device health**.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Reports** > **Endpoin
[](media/mdb-device-inventory.png#lightbox)
-You can use the **Devices** list to view information about your company's devices. To learn more, see [Manage devices in Defender for Business](mdb-manage-devices).
+Use the **Devices** list to view information about your company's devices. For more information, see [Manage devices in Defender for Business](mdb-manage-devices).
To access this report, in the navigation pane, go to **Assets** > **Devices**.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Reports** > **Endpoin
Note
-If you didn't configure web protection for your company, choose the **Settings** button in a report view. Then, under **Rules**, choose **Web content filtering**. To learn more about web content filtering, see [Web content filtering](/en-us/defender-endpoint/web-content-filtering).
+If you didn't configure web protection for your company, choose **Settings** in a report view. Then, under **Rules**, choose **Web content filtering**. For more information, see [Web content filtering](/en-us/defender-endpoint/web-content-filtering).
## Firewall report
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Reports** > **Endpoin
Note
-If your firewall report has no data, it might be because you didn't configure firewall protection yet. In the navigation pane, choose **Endpoints** > **Configuration management** > **Device configuration**. To learn more, see [Firewall in Defender for Business](mdb-firewall).
+If your firewall report has no data, it might be because you didn't configure firewall protection yet. In the navigation pane, choose **Endpoints** > **Configuration management** > **Device configuration**. For more information, see [Firewall in Defender for Business](mdb-firewall).
## Device control report
@@ -173,6 +173,6 @@ The attack surface reduction rules report has three tabs: - **Configuration**: Filter on standard protection rules or other attack surface reduction rules.
- **Add exclusions**: Define exclusions, if needed.
-To learn more, see [Attack surface reduction (ASR) rules report in the Microsoft Defender portal](/en-us/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-report).
+For more information, see [Attack surface reduction (ASR) rules report in the Microsoft Defender portal](/en-us/defender-endpoint/attack-surface-reduction-rules-report).
To access this report, in the navigation pane, choose **Reports** > **Endpoints** > **Attack surface reduction rules**.\ No newline at end of file